Blue Bee Plant...(Explored) - a photo on Flickriver

            I was driving down a country lane and spotted a field full of these bee plants.  It was really difficult to get into the field and I'm not even sure I was supposed to be in there but I couldn't resist climbing through loads of bracken, stingers and branches in my flip-flops to capture them.  Passers by probably thought I was bonkers...!

This plant was originally native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico, but is now used in many places in agriculture as a cover crop, a bee plant, an attractant for other beneficial insects, and an ornamental plant. It is planted in vineyards and alongside crop fields, where it is valued for its long, coiling inflorescences of nectar-rich flowers which open in sequence, giving a long flowering period. It is a good insectary plant, attracting pollinators such as honey bees.

Explored - Highest position: 191 on Monday, June 6, 2011

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Little Comberton (show map)

Taken on: June 4, 2011

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Phacelia tanacetifolia

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D, f/5.0, 1/640 sec, 100mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D
Lens:	EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Aperture:	f/5.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	100mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0 Macintosh
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